Glucose 6 phosphatase dehydrogenase (G6PD) and neurodegenerative disorders: Mapping diagnostic and therapeutic opportunities
Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a key and rate limiting enzyme in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The physiological significance of enzyme is providing reduced energy to specific cells like erythrocyte by maintaining co-enzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH). The...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-12-01
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Series: | Genes and Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352304217300570 |